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GAUFRAGE SEC [1 record]

Record 1 1996-07-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Forwarding, Folding, and Binding (Printing)
DEF

In bookbinding, a stamping technique in which an impression is made on the cover of a book without the use of colour or metal foil, and where the image is raised (as opposed to being sunken, as is the case in blind stamping).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Façonnage, pliage et reliure (Imprimerie)
DEF

Opération qui permet d'obtenir un motif en relief non encré sur la couverture d'un livre à l'aide d'une gravure en creux et d'une contrepartie en relief.

Spanish

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